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Hurricane Irma destroys St. Maarten: ‘everything seems wiped away’

September 12, 2017

WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG – Hurricane Irma, a hurricane of the heaviest category (5), raged over St. Maarten on Wednesday. The damage is so extensive. So far one death has been confirmed as a result of the hurricane. Four deaths have been reported on the French side of the island. Eveline Henriquez-Dijkhoffz got caught in the middle of it and describes the damage. “Our roof is still on, but the damage around us is huge.”

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Source: CaribischNetwerk | 7 september 2017 | Leoni Leidel-Schenk

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